Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-02-08
PHARAOH.

We were In hopes we bad struck bo'
mama OF ancient history In the person OF
". T. OF Bryants Pond. Ills first article
on Pharaoh gave promise Of profitable
a. well as an Interesting discussion and
we were In hopes 10 elicit many new and
valuable facts, and gain much useial IN
formation that We had failed 10 ma 10
our study OF ancient history. We shall
be brief ~ We have nothing 10 HAy 10 ".
E.'s last article. otherwise than that u
shows that he doubts his own position a.
We were aware he would when be- came ~
examine History and the Bible Ia regard
20 Pharaoh.
I viii refer N. y. To Psalms, i3'ilh ehsp-
ter and 18Th verse which reals "Bai
overthrow Pharaoh aud his host In The
Red Sea" All accounts agree that there
VA. not one spared. OF this great army 10
tell the tale. Up ~ the time ths, fh.raoh
sud his hos, were overthrown, historians
gave full record. of Ph,raoh as the King
OF Hgyp, and Moses a. the leader OF The
children OF Israel; after this overthrow OF
Pharaoh and his host N The Psalmist
SAYS. history stops with Pharsoh, bat IL
continuous with Moses. The most popa-
lar sni learned Commentators ~ well (.
our mos, learned men OF history agree
with the Psalmi.t that Pharaoh. the per.
secutOr OF the israslltes, was Destroyer
With his host. have already given rel
ercnees and could give more II space al
lowed
The prrponisrsnce % testimony l. de-
ciieiiy In harmony with the f.amisis
=. 20 the destruction % Phsraoh Win MS
hos, in The Red Sea. Against All thls t"s'
ilmony Y. T. would make us believe, on
the authority o. A. certain Mnptro, that
thl. vefiiablo rhAraoh's body has been
re.urcciei from the digglngs 10 sneleni
Egypt, and hls name. rcigu, etc, All wnt-
Ten In i.i refers q. 20 . scientific Journal.
(bui coe. not mention the name OF ihe
Joarn.l). and falls 10 give us sny osher aa-
;hofliy. Ills whole argument has been
one OF ipfcsumpilon and III" not felerf.d
us 10 Que historical fact 10 prove 'o 'ae
contrary OF what We have written. " D.
SAYS, why dli no, OLD Moses say In bis
songs tha, PharaOh was destroyed. while
be mentioned al Of his osp,slnsl Why
WAS II necessary when the swecplag dec
lArA,loa In Exoias il,h chapter ari ssin
verse that there rcmslned not 80 uiueh a.
one OF them, and In Psalms lj6Ih rhsp'er
aud isih verse u trcais''oyerihrew fhafAoh
and MI. host In the Rel scar earn ~
looking over the expressed oplnion, OF The
leidlng minds OF The present age as 'Ar
A. have been able 10 obtain them bni
little N any credit 1. placed upon ihs nnd-
lng OF the BODY OF Pharaoh, the psfsecat'
or OF the children of Israel. BY NAspsro'
We 90 no, deny bat that M.Pcfo 10 al.
excavation 10 Egyp, has found some OF
Egyp,s ancient Kings, bui IL 10 mere
.upposltlon when We arc told ihai ihe
mummy 90 found was rharaoh. the vrsni
and prosecutor OF The isrAelltss' I. ,ne
want offac,s otherwise than The INK .'o-
ry) goes 10 prove.
Now, y. We have referred you 70
some ofiAe best Aaihorliy, and oin give
you more In the same direction 10 prove
our position In this discussion. NOV %
Kind enough % give "a some facts outside
OF MNpero. whom you Ani l ani 'he
world know bot little about, and whose
story OF The Gnilng OF old Pasfsoh's nun.
my has bat little credit With the mass OF
luislllgcn people OF the world You must
give us some testimony outside OF M,sPsto
10 sustaln your position, or yield the
question. ="
ws.l Paris. Jan. ggi. issI.